Soapy sat on a seat in Madison Square, New Yo...

Soapy sat on a seat in Madison Square, New York, and looked up at　 the sky. A dead leaf fell onto his arm. ______ was coming, and Soapy knew that he must make his plans. He moved unhappily on his seat.

He wanted three months in a nice, warm prison(监狱), with food and good friends. This is ______ he usually spent his winters. And now it was time, because, at night on his seat in the square, three newspapers did not ______ the cold.

So Soapy decided to go to prison, and at once began to try his ______ plan. It was usually ______. He ate dinner at an expensive restaurant. Then he told them he had no ______ and they called a policeman. Nice and easy, with no trouble.

______ Soapy left his seat, and walked slowly along the street. Soon he came to a bright restaurant on Broadway. But when Soapy went ______ the restaurant, the waiter saw Soapy's dirty old trousers and ______ shoes. Strong hands turned him round and helped him out into the street again.

Now he had to ______ something different. Soapy walked and walked. He stopped in front of a shop window and looked at it. It was nice and bright, and everybody in the street could see him. Slowly and ______ he picked up a stone and threw it at the window. The ______ broke with a loud noise. People ran round the corner and Soapy was ______， because the man in front of him was a policeman. Soapy did not move. He ______ there with his hands in his pockets, and he smiled. “I'll ______ be in prison now，” he thought.

1.A. Spring　　 B. Summer　　 C. Autumn　　 D. Winter

2.A. how　　 B. why　　 C. when　　 D. what

3.A. keep out　　 B. find out　　 C. bring out　　 D. think out

4.A. first　　 B. second　　 C. third　　 D. last

5.A. difficult　　 B. easy　　 C. safe　　 D. dangerous

6.A. presents　　 B. food　　 C. friends　　 D. money

7.A. Because　　 B. So　　 C. But　　 D. If

8.A. past　　 B. into　　 C. through　　 D. round

9.A. new　　 B. cool　　 C. terrible　　 D. clean

10.A. look after　　 B. think of　　 C. care about　　 D. feel like

11.A. comfortably　　 B. differently　　 C. loudly　　 D. carefully

12.A. table　　 B. glass　　 C. seat　　 D. street

13.A. afraid　　 B. relaxed　　 C. happy　　 D. upset

14.A. ran　　 B. stood　　 C. cried　　 D. walked

15.A. always　　 B. never　　 C. soon　　 D. usually

八年级英语完型填空困难题查看答案及解析

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A mother and her young son got into a bus in New York City and sat down. The bus conductor（售票员） came to them for their money. The mother said, "I want one ticket（票） to Central Park, "and gave him two dollars. The conductor looked at the small boy for a few seconds and then asked him, "How old are you, young man?"  The mother just began to speak, but the conductor stopped her, and the boy said, "I'm four years old at home, and two and a half on buses and trains."  The mother felt shamed（羞愧）， so she took another dollar out of her bag and gave the money to the conductor. The conductor gave her one and a half tickets.

1.One day the mother took a bus ______.

A. to a small city   B. to get some money    C. with her son   D. to school

2.The mother gave the conductor_____ dollars in all(总共) on the bus.

A. 1             B. 2            C. 3          D 4

3.The mother was______.

A. not honest(诚实)   B. honest     C. very clever  D. not pretty

4.The conductor asked ______ how old he was.

A. the mother    B. the little boy     C. the bus driver   D the passenger

5.The boy was ____ years old then.

A. four       B. two       C. two and a half   D six and a half

八年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. When he sat in the seat and closed his eyes, a pedestrian (行人) came up and knocked at his window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch, “It is 8 o’clock.” He said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he woke up because a second pedestrian was knocking at the window, “Sir, do you have the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again and told the man it was 8:30.

If it happened again, he could not have a good rest. So he wrote a short note and put it on the window for all the people to see. It said, “I don’t have the time.”

Again the man sat in the seat and slept. A few minutes later a third pedestrian came along and began knocking at the window. “Hey, sir,” she said, “It’s 8:45.”

1. The driver stopped his car to __________.

A. have breakfast B. have a rest

C. have lunch　 　　 D. tell time

2.The first pedestrian knocked at his window to __________.

A.wake him up　　 B. take his car

C. ask the time　 D. buy his car

3. “I don’t have the time.” The driver wanted to tell pedestrians “__________.”

A. Don’t ask me the time

B. I don’t have a watch

C. I want to know the time

D. I don’t want to know the time

4. Why did the third pedestrian come along and begin knocking at the window?

A. She wanted to know the time.

B. She thought the driver was ill.

C. She wanted to wake the driver up.

D. She knew the time and wanted to tell the driver.

5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. The driver slept well in his car.

B. The driver had a good rest in his car.

C. The third pedestrian was kind-hearted but the driver wouldn’t think so.

D. The driver would be happy when the third pedestrian told him the time.

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

I live in the north of New York. One day last 31 when we received our first snow, I looked out and knew that I had to stay at home.

An hour later, I tried to go out to walk my dog. But to my 32, I found my sidewalk and path were cleaned. I had no idea 33  did this good deed（事情）. I looked over to my neighbor’s sidewalk. There stood the husband with also surprising looks on his face. I 34  him who did it. He also had no idea.

About a week later, we had another snow and I 35 to find the snow angel (天使). It was a good plan, but I got busy inside and 36 to keep a look out. When I remembered to look out, the sidewalk was 37  again.

Now I believe determined (坚决的) to find my snow angel. I asked everyone I knew in the neighborhood. I had 38  here for only three years and only knew some of them. So once again my snow angel got away.

I waited for the third snow. While I was reading I 39 some noise. Tears came to my eyes. I found my snow angel was an 8-year-old boy. He lives a few houses away from me, 40  he came here to clean my side-walk.

For a short time I know , he is an angel for everyone, not only for me.

八年级英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Greens arrived　　 New York　　 a sunny day.

A. in; in　　 B. at; in　　 C. at; on　　 D. in; on

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空词数不限。

1.纽约冬季的天气怎么样？

______________ in New York in winter?

2.看！湖上有一些鸭子。

Look! There are some ducks ______________.

3.我总有一天会游览长城。

I'll visit the Great Wall ______________.

4.去年夏天，长沙降雨相当多。

Last summer it rained ______________ in Changsha.

5.我的家乡在北京和天津之间。

My home town is ______________.

6.这座城市通常在四月变暖和。

This city usually ______________ in April.

八年级英语完成句子中等难度题查看答案及解析

The Greens arrived ____ New York _____ a sunny day.

A. in; in　　　　　　 B. at; in　　　　　　 C. at; on　　　　　　　 D. in; on

八年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last summer Jenny and her friends had a bus trip to New York. She felt very relaxed on the way. They visited a museum. But it was really crowded there and the display(展览) was not interesting at all. They went to different restaurants to have dinner. Some food was quite delicious, but Jenny thought the fast food was awful. When the weather was fine, they went to the beach to swim. The sea was beautiful, and they had a good time.

1.Jenny had a bus trip to ____.

A. Japan　　 　　　 B. the U.S.

C. Australia　　　 D. England

2.They visited ____.

A. a museum　　 　　　　 B. a Beijing Hutong

C. the White House　　 D. the park

3. They thought the display(展览) was ____.

A. interesting　　 B. boring　　 C. crowded　　 D. fun

4.They ate dinner____.

A. at home　　 　　　　 B. in the museum

C. in a restaurant　　 D. at school

5.They ____ when it was fine.

A. went to swim　　 　　 B. went home

C. visited a museum　　 D. went to a hotel

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last summer Jenny and her friends had a bus trip to New York. She felt very relaxing on the way. They visited a museum. But it’s really crowded there and the display(展览) were not interesting at all. They went to different restaurants to have dinner. Some food was quite delicious, but Jenny thought the fast food was terrible. When the weather was fine, they went to the beach to swim. The sea was beautiful and they had a good time.

1. Jenny had a bus trip to ______.

A. Japan　　 B. the U.S.　　 C. Australia　 D. New Zealand

2.They visited ______.

A. a museum　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a Beijing Hutong

C. the White House　　　　　　　　 D. a library

3.They thought the display was ______.

A. interestingB. cheapC. crowded D. boring

4.They ate dinner ______.

A. at home　　　　　　　　　　　 B. in the museum

C. in a restaurant 　　　　　 D. in their friend's house

5.They _____ when it was fine.

A. went to swim

B. went home

C. visited a museum

D. went to their friend's house

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Last summer Jenny and her friends had a bus trip to New York. She felt very relaxing on the way. They visited a museum. But it’s really crowded there and the display(展览) were not interesting at all. They went to different restaurants to have dinner. Some food was quite delicious, but Jenny thought the fast food was terrible. When the weather was fine, they went to the beach to swim. The sea was beautiful and they had a good time.

1. Jenny had a bus trip to ______.

A. Japan　　　　 B. the U.S.　　　 C. Australia　　　 D. New Zealand

2.They visited ______.

A. a museum　　　　　　　　 　　 　 B. a Beijing Hutong　

C. the White House　　　　　　　 D. a library

3.They thought the display was ______.

A. interesting　　　　 B. cheap

C. crowded　　　　　　 D. boring

4.They ate dinner ______.

A. at home　　　　　 　　　　 B. in the museum

C. in a restaurant　　　　 D. in their friend's house

5.They _____ when it was fine.

A. went to swim　　 　　 B. went home

C. visited a museum　　 D. went to their friend's house

八年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析